CultureIndian
Titles
- Prayer Mat
Date19th century
MediumCotton; block-printed and mordant-dyed
Dimensions52 1/2 × 34 1/4 in.
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number33.24
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Arabic inscriptions in the upper corners read are a two repetitions of a line from the Muslim call to prayer, translated as "Prayer has begun." Translated by Maggie Squires.
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Ahmad-e Neyrizi
AH 1134 / 1721-22
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; gold-colored pigments, metallic particles, and lacquer on pasteboard bookbinding
2012.470
late 18th–mid- 19th century
Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist-dyed
B.61.47
early 19th century
Wool; embroidered with silk with silver and silver-gilt lamella couched over cotton
2020.55
